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Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II.It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley, and was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Bradley's memoir, A Soldier's ...
Apr 2, 1970 · Patton: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong. The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1970-04-02
Aug 26, 2020 · General George S. Patton was a larger than life character as well as one of the finest field commanders during World War 2. George C. Scott's portrayal of this complex man is extraordinary in a film as much about war as it about men whose responsibility is to lead other men into harm's way.
- 172 min
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- Cmdr_Straker
Mar 17, 2002 · "Patton" is not a war film so much as the story of a personality who has found the right role to play. Scott's theatricality is electrifying. As Patton he always stands up in his Jeep, loves making speeches, grandstands, plunges into the action to personally goad his men, even directs traffic. There is a touch of the manic about him.
Patton. PG Released Jan 25, 1970 2h 51m War Biography History Drama. List. 91% Tomatometer 53 Reviews. 93% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings. Biography of controversial World War II hero General ...
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- Franklin J. Schaffner
- PG
- George C. Scott
The real-life Patton never made such a speech, but Coppola brilliantly cobbled together an assortment of statements that Patton actually uttered, thus formulating one of the best-known movie monologues of all time. It's interesting to note that the monologue was originally intended to take place in the middle of the film, after a brief ...
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Featuring an Oscar®-winning performance by George C. Scott, PATTON is Twentieth Century Fox's legendary World War II epic. PATTON is a study of two men: the brilliant, erratic General George S. Patton, Jr., and Omar N. Bradley, the steady professional General of the Army. It is a story of human relationships told against the background of war. The film re-creates the major battles and ...
